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Edae v. U.S. Department of State

District of ColumbiaChristopher R. CooperDecided August 9, 2022No. 1:21-cv-02048

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Plaintiffs Samson B. Habtemariam, a United States citizen, and his sister-in-law Ayenalem A. Edae, a resident and citizen of Ethiopia, seek to compel the Department of State to review all documents Edae submitted when she unsuccessfully applied for a nonimmigrant visa.
Form or filing DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
Sometime after his wife’s passing, Edae applied for a B-2 non-immigrant visitor’s visa to travel to the U.S. to visit Habtemariam and his children.
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court will grant Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
The government has moved to dismiss this suit for failure to state a claim.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court will grant Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The Court will dismiss the claims as they relate to both applications.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court will grant Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
The Court will dismiss the claims as they relate to both applications.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability applied Read by a model
The consular nonreviewability doctrine precludes judicial review of Edae’s first visa denial.
Nationality Ethiopia Read by a model
Ayenalem A. Edae, a resident and citizen of Ethiopia

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:21-cv-02048
Filed
July 29, 2021
Ended
August 9, 2022
Suit's filing to its end
376 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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